Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 14 March
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Saturday, March 14, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.
1915
Sunday, March 14, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - HMAT A10 "Karroo", at sea.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - Got to Port Said last night. Mare No. 16318 recovering rapidly and out of danger. Our loss of less than half per cent is, they tell us there, a world's record.
I think the Regiment has made useful progress during the voyage but if we had been able to prepare a number of instructors before the voyage it would have made our progress even greater.
The following instruction has been carried out:Officers - Semaphore [passed reading and sending test - standard time], Map reading and field sketch, Tactics, and sundry lectures.
Other Ranks - Squad drill, musketry instruction, miniature shooting, rifle exercises, bayonet fighting.
Signallers - signalling.
I am quite satisfied that a voyage can either be spent very profitably or be the means of not only not gaining any ground but positively losing ground, and it is very desirable that all officers, NCOs and men have reached a sufficient standard of training and discipline to be able to withdraw all senior supervision without risking the loss of discipline and attention to duty that always ensues when Officers and NCOs do not realise their powers and responsibilities if senior authority is not present.
On board ship this authority is necessarily usually absent and if the necessary standard has been reached it is rather a good thing as it puts the juniors on their mettle and yet there is no fear of them relaxing discipline.
1916
Tuesday, March 14, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
1917
Wednesday, March 14, 19179th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir Abu Hamthala, Sinai.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment, with the remainder of the Brigade, moved from El Burj at 1030 and proceeded along the beach to Bir Abu Hamthala and bivouacked for the night. 1500 One horse from B Squadron died.
1918
Thursday, March 14, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah, Palestine.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught inspected the Division and the following officers and Non Commissioned Officers were decorated by His Royal Highness:
- Scott, Lieutenant Colonel WH, CMG DSO;
- Rickaby, Lieutenant TN, MM;
- Myren, 150 Sergeant RJG, MM; and,
- Rodger, 1442 Sergeant C, MM.
Two Other Ranks arrived back from School of Instruction Zeitoun. Ayliffe, Lieutenant SH, proceeded to Survey Company Royal Engineers General Head quarters. One Other Rank to Field Punishment Compound, Moascar.
1919
Friday, March 14, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Moascar, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Usual routine. Divisional leave party to Cairo cancelled.
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Usual swimming parade and physical training.
Olden, Major CAN, DSO; Lyall, Captain K; and, Gollan, Lieutenant AB, left for Cairo on duty. Timperley, Major LC, took over command of the Regiment.
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Sources:
See: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Contents
Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, AIF War Diaries of the Great War, Site Transcription Policy
Further Reading:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 14 March
